3 children die of gastro in Sahiwal

SAHIWAL: Three children died of gastroenteritis and dozen other affected of the disease in various areas of the district were hospitalized here on Sunday. With the increase in mercury, epidemic gastroenteritis has gripped various areas of district Sahiwal. Three children including three-year-old Raheel, Anwar Shah and Bibi Rani affected by gastro were under treatment at hospital where they expired on Sunday. Dozen others hailing from different areas of Sahiwal were hospitalized where according to hospital sources condition of 11 children including Suriya, Balqees, Usman, Naila, Haider, Ashraf, Amina, Shazia, Sheraz and Saba was stated to be critical and it was feared that death toll could rise further. The people of affected areas have complained against shortage of gastro curing medicines in the hospitals and inappropriate treatment facilities at government hospitals.